Washington State House Bill 2321 has sparked debate by proposing new technical restrictions on 3D printers to stop them from producing a firearm or illegal firearm parts. Backed by multiple House sponsors, the proposal is still under committee review, making…
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Roboze Systems Receive Nannen-sei Certification for Polymer Parts in Japanese Railways
Roboze, a company developing additive manufacturing systems for processing superpolymers and composite materials, has obtained Japan’s Nannen-sei certification for components produced in ULTEM 9085 using its ARGO 500 HYPERSPEED and ARGO 1000 HYPERMELT platforms. The certification confirms compliance with the…
New York Unveils First-in-Nation Plan to Block 3D Printed Guns
New York Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled a legislative proposal that would make the state the first in the country to require 3D printer manufacturers to block the creation of guns and gun components. The bill is designed to curb…
U.S. blocks additive manufacturing systems tied to China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea from defense procurement
Additive manufacturing has been formally brought under U.S. defense procurement restrictions through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Section 849 of the Act prohibits the Department of Defense from entering into contracts for certain additive manufacturing…
DNV updates 3D printing standard to cut costs and carbon emissions
DNV, a global independent energy expert and assurance provider, has released a revised edition of its additive manufacturing (AM) standard DNV-ST-B203, extending its scope to polymer parts and adding new sustainability and qualification requirements. Developed under the ProGRAM Joint Industry…
Creality rejects Bambu Lab MakerWorld’s claims of widespread model infringement, says no legal notice received
Creality has rejected allegations made by MakerWorld that thousands of 3D models published exclusively on its platform were reuploaded without consent to rival services, including Creality Cloud. The company said it has not been contacted by Bambu Lab or MakerWorld…
ASTM Approves New Standard for Plastometrex’s PIP Mechanical Testing Approach
UK-based materials testing company Plastometrex has helped establish the new ASTM Standard E3499-25 for Profilometry-based Indentation Plastometry (PIP), providing a recognized framework for obtaining mechanical property data more quickly and at lower cost than traditional testing methods. The standard supports…
ASTM developing new test for assessing inter-layer welds in polymer 3D printing
ASTM International’s additive manufacturing technologies committee (F42) is developing a new standard to improve the strength and quality of polymer parts produced through extrusion-based 3D printing. The proposed standard, designated WK81710, aims to measure the inter-layer weld in shear using…
amsight and Qualified AM release whitepaper on quality management and certification in additive manufacturing
amsight, a software company specializing in quality management for industrial additive manufacturing, and Qualified AM, a technology and consulting company focused on certified AM production, have jointly published a new whitepaper titled “Quality Management and Certification in Additive Manufacturing.” The…
